Our Team

At the Chen Center, we work across disciplines and institutions to build a strong foundation for innovation, including:

  • Medical specialists from multiple disciplines, such as genetics, hepatology, neurology, endocrinology, and related fields
  • Basic science laboratories exploring molecular mechanisms of disease and advancing novel therapy approaches
  • Translational teams conducting preclinical studies and IND-enabling work
  • National and international academic and industry partnerships
  • Partnerships with community-based and patient advocacy groups
priya kishnani

Priya Kishnani, MD, MBBS
Medical Director

Gregory E. Crawford, PhD

Gregory E. Crawford, PhD 
Associate Director

Affiliated Faculty

Karl-Dimiter (Dimi) Bissig, MD, PhD

Karl-Dimiter (Dimi) Bissig, MD, PhD 

Jennifer Cohen, MD

Jennifer Cohen, MD 

Priya Kishnani, MD, MBBS

Areeg El-Gharbawy, MD, MBBCh, MS

Rebecca Koch, PhD, RDN

Rebecca Koch, PhD, RDN

Dwight Koeberl, MD, PhD

Dwight Koeberl, MD, PhD

angela roger

Angela Roger, PhD

Baodong Sun, PhD

Baodong Sun, PhD

Affiliated Staff and Research Personal

Jeong-A Lim
Su Jin Choi
Seung-Hye Jung
Elizabeth Brooks
Scott Mofield
Amy Jackson

Collaborators

The Chen Center builds on a dynamic network of internal and external collaborators, including close partnerships with Duke colleagues and partners around the world, who advance our research, education and community impact and share a commitment to advancing health.

Here are some of our Duke Collaborators, physicians and scientists.

Anesthesiology

Allison Ross, MD

Biomedical Engineering

Aravind Asokan, PhD
Nenad Bursac, PhD
Charlie Gersbach, PhD

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Andrew Allen, PhD
Jillian Hurst, PhD
Phillip Brian Smith, MD, MHS, MPH
Pediatric Statistics and Data Sciences Support Core

Cardiology

Jennifer Li, MD

Clinical and Laboratory Medical Genetics

Deeksha Bali, PhD
Rebeccah Catherine Rehder, PhD
Ashlee Stiles, PhD
Sarah Young, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Robert Benjamin, MD
Christoph Newgard, PhD
Thomas Joseph Weber, MD

GI and Hepatology

Andrew Muir, MD 

Immunology 

Trevor D. Burt, MD
John S Yi, PhD

Neurology and Neurobiology 

Lisa Hobson-Webb, MD
Nuo Li, PhD
Natalie Katz, MD
Jeff Russ, MD, PhD

Neuropsychology and Behavioral Sciences

Gail Spiridigliozzi, PhD

Ophthalmology 

Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, MPH

Pathology

Rebecca Bacon, DVM, PhD
Anne Buckley, MD, PhD
Lani Clinton, MD
Carolyn Glass, MD
William Jeck, MD, PhD
Karra Jones, MD, PhD
Alan Proia, MD, PhD

Physical Therapy

Tracy Boggs, PT, MPT, NCS
Laura Case, PT, DPT, MS, PhD, PCS, C/NDT

Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Mai ElMallah, MD, MS
Wissam Mansour, MD

Radiology

Michael Malinzak, MD
Rajan Tilak Gupta, MD
Brian Joseph Soher, PhD

Speech Therapy

Harrison Jones, PhD

Urology

John Wiener, MD
Andrew Charles Peterson, MD, MPH
Jordan Robert Foreman, MD